The Armenian Diaspora Project

There is a small area of land in Asia Minor that is called Armenia, but it is not so.

It is not Armenia. It is a place.

There are only Armenians,

and they inhabit the earth, not Armenia,

since there is no Armenia.

There is no America and there is no England, and no France, and no Italy.

There is only the earth.

-William Saroyan in The Armenian and The Armenian

The Armenian Diaspora Project Gives Back!

Lernagog, The Republic of Armenia

This Christmas season, The Armenian Diaspora Project is giving back!

From now until Armenian Christmas, every week we will be highlighting and donating to a different Armenian organization.

Here's how it will work:

For the month of December, for every copy of There is Only the Earth that you buy, I will be donating a percentage of the cover price to an Armenian organization! PLUS - you will be entered in a contest to win a weekly prize of a signed 8x10 print from the book.

The first week's organization is The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF), an organization that I have worked closely with and which is doing truly amazing work helping kids and families in Armenia.

Here's how it will work:

*You buy There is Only the Earth anywhere (Amazon, Abril Books etc etc).

*Send proof of purchase (A receipt, picture of the book showing when it was bought etc etc) to armeniandiasporaproject@gmail.com OR tag me in a picture on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram (@stufankjian).